Gas Safety Certificates and Landlords CP12 Certificate
All Landlords have a common law duty to ensure that gas installations and appliances supplied with their properties are safe. Tenants also have certain legal obligations when it comes to gas safety.
If you are a Landlord with gas appliances unchecked, call PW Gas Services today for your Landlord’s Gas Safety Certificate (CP12). The CP12 Gas Landlords Gas Certificate package includes a full service.
A copy of the properties Gas Safety Certificate must be given to the tenant on entry and within 28 days of the annual check. A copy must also be retained by the landlord for 2 years.
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What Does a Landlords Gas Safety Inspection Include?
Check appliances for gas tightness. |
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Check standing and working pressure if test points available. |
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Check burner pressure / gas rate against manufacturers data plate. |
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Check for satisfactory provision of all necessary ventilation. |
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Test flue flow to ensure removal of products of combustion. |
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Check satisfactory operation of all the flame failure devices |
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Check for physical stability, presence and effectiveness of stability brackets (where appropriate) |
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Investigate any evidence of unsafe operation and report to a responsible person. An appliance can not be deemed as having been checked, until the above has been completed. |
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For a Landlords Safety Record Inspection, a tightness test of the full system should be added to the above. |
It is sad and very unforyunate that people die each year due to carbon monoxide poisoning which has occured as a result of faulty gas appliances that have not been maintained or installed properly.
So whether you’re the tenant or the landlord - PW Gas Services are the perfect solution to ensure all these regulations are met and the property is being made fully safe as required by law- landlords CP12 certificate.
We will carry out all necessary gas safety checks including pipework for gas tightness, required ventilation, flue flow testing, burner pressure, cooker stability brackets and appliance testing; once all required benchmarks have been passed we can issue the landlords CP12 certificate.